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Twitter Reacts to the "Banned" Air Jordan 1 Release

As you may have guessed, not everyone is happy.

Twitter Reacts to the Banned Air Jordan 1 Release
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Perhaps the year's biggest sneaker release so far, the "Banned" Air Jordan 1 is finally in stores ... but, not for long.

Pairs are already selling out at physical and online retailers, leaving sneakerheads across the world feeling disappointed. And when sneakerheads are disappointed, they react — primarily on Twitter. So here's a rundown of our favorite reactions from this morning's release so far.

Perhaps the year's biggest sneaker release so far, the "Banned" Air Jordan 1 is finally in stores ... but, not for long.

Pairs are already selling out at physical and online retailers, leaving sneakerheads across the world feeling disappointed. And when sneakerheads are disappointed, they react — primarily on Twitter. So here's a rundown of our favorite reactions from this morning's release so far.




Dude out here switching for bred 1s pic.twitter.com/vSxf5ckd36


— SOAP MCTAVISH (@vnds_o) September 3, 2016

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pic.twitter.com/lMEGaXVhmr


— DeadstockNYC (@DeadstockNYC) September 3, 2016

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Waiting for the “well at least I have my ’13 pair, which is better IMO” posts… pic.twitter.com/loEFttH1sa


— Jason Donnar (@jason_donnar_03) September 3, 2016




Bred 1s sold out within 5 minutes. pic.twitter.com/VQWIpEeigL


— Young Retro (@retrovxbez) September 3, 2016

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pic.twitter.com/msxxGMeROV


— The Solecial Network (@SocialNetwork66) September 3, 2016




When you get that order confirmation email #banned pic.twitter.com/u6wzSalqdy


— AJ (@ImAJBro) September 3, 2016

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& as for you Mr. @JimmyJazzStores pressed process order then crashed on me pic.twitter.com/zFLQy3IbF7


— Justin (@TheRealJusCash) September 3, 2016




Current peak into my soul as I aimlessly refresh the pages for these Banned 1s. pic.twitter.com/OuP781sHAO


— Benjamin Cruz (@cruzkontrol) September 3, 2016

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fuck you @Eastbay i got the breds in my cart, and had 30 seconds til full checkout then this, nowhere to click pic.twitter.com/5ZFmOdwNuU


— Wolvisuals (@MichiganEdits) September 3, 2016




How I looked striking out on Breds #washed pic.twitter.com/743wQ2od9K


— Sparkz202 (@FixUrFacE23) September 3, 2016

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@footlocker are y'all sold out or y'all out of stock? pic.twitter.com/dYyEmclttr


— J. Madrid (@ABathedApe) September 3, 2016




All I'm seeing from @footlocker @Footaction @FinishLine @JimmyJazzStores @champssports @Eastbay for these Breds pic.twitter.com/9Z8e4DEW3u


— 2016 Barry White (@Complex_Jarvo) September 3, 2016

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"Hey maybe I'll get the banned 1s tod..."









Life: pic.twitter.com/VYlVEcVbKu


— G. Henderson III (@mufassah_) September 3, 2016




Big s/o #hornetsfanshop for "Banned 1s" this morning. @hornets @HornetsPR pic.twitter.com/N0fbQnlino


— SockTips (@RealSockTips) September 3, 2016

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Took a big L on the Breds today pic.twitter.com/Gd4TU6nwSO


— Zaddi (@TrapPrinc3) September 3, 2016




tfw you get a pair of Breds in cart on @ShoePalace and then get locked out for trying to check out too many times... pic.twitter.com/QNAWrOkcAU


— Conor J. (@CutlassTweetz) September 3, 2016

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New template for the Nike Draw rejection letter. pic.twitter.com/3S37B5OiY2


— Jacques Slade (@kustoo) September 3, 2016




Slowly coming to the realization that I missed out on the 1s pic.twitter.com/fwGPkBlhh4


— jason (@crybabyjason) September 3, 2016

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Don't completely take that L today when you don't get your 1s... pic.twitter.com/aMqH2LGkCd


— ♛ (@HervGOTTI) September 3, 2016

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